Monumental Moments in DJ History
From vinyl to mp3, check out how DJing has evolved.
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The Beginning - In 1969, American club DJ Francis Grasso popularized beatmatching, the technique of creating seamless transitions between records with matching beats or tempos. He also developed slip-cueing. (Photo: Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)
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DJ Kool Herc - In 1973, the Jamaican-born DJ developed a technique of mixing back and forth between two identical records to extend the rhythmic instrumental segment, or break. (Photo: WENN.com)
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Technics - In 1974, Technics released the first SL-1200 turntable, which evolved into the SL-1200 MK2 in 1979. As of the mid-2000s, it remains the industry standard for deejaying. (Photo: Courtesy Panasonic)
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DJ Scratch - In 1988, he won the New Music Seminar Battle for World Supremacy DJ Championship and joined the Run DMC "Run's House World Tour." When the tour ended, Scratch became the official DJ for EPMD. After deejaying across the world for years, he became the first winner of Master of the Mix. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage.com)
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DJ Jazzy Jeff - In 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince became the first artist and DJ to win a Grammy for their song, "Parents Just Don't Understand." (Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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